Boorowa Gun Club's May Shoot caught the tail end of the recent run of Sunny late Autumn weather. A good roll up of visitors from Sydney, Orange, Bathurst, Goulburn, The Southern Highlands, Canberra, Yass & Cowra all made the trip to compete against local club members.
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The first event of the day was the 25 target handicap event with Boorowa club members, Justin Smith, Gavin Crisp and Wendy Barton all shooting 25/25 to go into a shoot off. Justin shooting from 25 metres won the shoot off. Wendy and Gavin both missed target no 3 and so had to then continue shooting off to decide second and third. Gavin came away with second place with a 21/22 and Wendy third with a 20/22.
The next event was the Central Zone Champion of Champions, with a Zone Sash up for grabs. The Champion of Champions is an event which incorporates three of the most popular types of events all rolled into one.
There is the 25 targets double barrel (two shots may be taken at each target), 25 targets single barrel (one shot only per target) and 25 targets point sore (3 points scored for a target broken with the first shot, and 2 points scored for a target broken with the second shot) so the best possible score would be a 125 points.
Justin Smith was the best on the day only using his second barrel two times in the Point Score section to skin the event with a 123/125. Justin took the overall win and coveted sash. Hot on his heels was Grady Evans with a 122/125 and first in AA grade. Four AA shooters scored 121/125 and had to shoot off for second in AA with Giulio Serafin and Matt Gerstenberg both from Yass shooting 50/50 in the shoot off before splitting the prize.
A grade was won by Boorowa club member Mick O'Dowd with a fine score of 121/125, with Kim Cox from Canberra taking out second place with a 118/125.
B grade was won by Neville Betts from Canberra with a breathtaking 121/125 and 2nd place went to Boorowa's Damian Rowett with a very respectable 118/125. John Thistleton won C grade using a borrowed gun and scored a 115/125 with Ian Crisp taking out second place with 110/125.
Justin Smith was unstoppable on the day winning the overall High Gun as well as events 1 & 2 outright. The ladies High Gun for the day was won by Boorowa Gun Club member Wendy Barton, with a score of 146/150 for the day. Wendy also won the Ladies High Gun for the Central Zone event. The Veterans overall High Gun was won by Giulio Serafin from Yass with a 142/150. Darryl Reed from Boorowa Gun Club won the Veterans High Gun for the Central Zone Event.
All in all a very successful shoot and as usual the office ran seamlessly with Garry and Christine at the helm. The food on offer as ever was delicious with special thanks to Geoff Mason trading his gun for a spatula and cooking up a storm. Special thanks also to Sandra Murphy who served up some fantastic Lunch morning and afternoon teas.
The Club's next competition shoot will be held on Saturday June 22 with all the action starting at 11.00am. If you are interested in having a try at Clay Target Shooting. The Boorowa Gun Club is open for practice for members and for beginners every Tuesday evening from 5 till 7.30pm. All Ages and abilities 12 years and up, Photo ID is required, and minors require a legal guardian present.
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